2017
refugee crisis Bringing awareness to syracuse, new york
By Angela Kim
65 + 50 + 100 + 860 MILLION
‘official’ refugees
MILLION
under threat of relocation due to environmental degradation
MILLION
forced to relocate due to social, political or economic crisis
MILLION
illegally set up in informal settlement or slum
“It is estimated that there are more than 1 billion refugees in the world today, and that number is rising fast.� -Hult Prize Organization
The goal of this installation is to spread awareness of the refugee crisis occuring outside of the United States and to encourage empathy among the Syracuse University community.
Samos Refugee Hotspot
Imagine living and sleeping in a tent without any electricity or heating for months, and even years.
Tents with a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) tarp at the refugee camp in Samos, Greece
Installation located in Syracuse of a tent with a UNHCR tarp brought from the refugee camp in Samos.
The people of the Syracuse community were encouraged to sit inside the installation and to imagine what it would be like to live and sleep in the tent, without electricity or heating in a cold climate.